American tank M1A2 SEPv3 ABRAMS COBI 2633 - Armed Forces 1:35

Did you know:

• The requirement for a new main battle tank to replace the aging and obsolete M60 Patton arose in 1973.
• Development work lasted 3 years, during which the U.S. Department of Defense had to revise its requirements several times.
• The tank was designed using the most advanced technologies of the time, with a focus on maximum crew protection. For this reason, the tank has no automatic loading, and ammunition is stored behind a sliding safety partition.
• Due to heavy armor and high weight, the designers abandoned the planned diesel engine, and the Abrams became one of the first tanks in the world equipped with a gas turbine of impressive power.
• Over the following years, a tank was created that rightfully ranks among the best in the world.
• The first vehicles entered service in 1980 under the name of General Creighton Abrams.
• The tanks undergo continuous modernization, including an extremely accurate fire control system "shoot and hit" and armor containing depleted uranium.
• The exact composition of the 3rd generation armor is known only to a few people assigned lifelong personal security by intelligence services.
• The modern chassis and composite tracks have a lifespan of over 4,400 km. At first glance, it may not seem much, but in the category of super-heavy tracked vehicles, it is an exceptionally good value.
• Despite the exceptional quality of the armor, during the Gulf War there was an incident that has not yet been fully explained. One tank was hit by an unknown projectile during operational deployment, leaving a sharply defined clean hole about 12 mm in diameter at both the entry and exit points, and it is still unknown what weapon could have caused this.
• The propulsion turbine is also very interesting, running quietly and capable of burning gasoline, diesel, or kerosene.
• In various versions, more than 10,288 units were produced by 1996.
• Currently, the manufacturer is working on another modernization designated SEPv4, which will likely be the last before the introduction of a completely new tank design.

Technical specifications:

• Dimensions: length 9.83 m, width 3.8 m, height 2.44 m
• Weight: 66,800 kg
• 3rd generation armor (details classified as top secret)
• Power unit: two-compressor gas turbine Avco Lycoming AGT1500C with 1,119 kW
• Automatic transmission: 4 forward + 2 reverse gears
• Maximum speed: 67.7 km/h
• Range: 426 km
• Main weapon: M256 smoothbore cannon, 120 mm caliber (42 rounds)
• Secondary weapons: heavy machine gun M2HB, 12.7 mm caliber (900 rounds) and 2x M240 machine guns, 7.62 mm caliber (11,400 rounds)
• Crew: 4

US General Donn A. Starry on the Abrams Tank, 1979:

,,Enemies fear the tank, and rightly so. The last thing they see is fifty-five tons of freedom and democracy rolling towards them."

About the set :

• COBI set 2633 American Tank ABRAMS is made from 1065 high-quality ABS pieces
• Scale 1:35
  
• Collection: Armed Forces
• Number of figures: 1
• Pad printed – no stickers
• Faithful detailing
• Made in EU